Oil-burning apparatus.



P. J. RINGLER.

OIL BURNING APPARATUS.

APPLICATION FILED APR. 29, 1911.

1,012,160. A Patented Dec.19,1911.

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INVENTOR.

Q/w a W MW TED STATEJS'Z P TENT OFFICE- PETER J. RINGLER, 0F WICHITA,KANSAS.

OIL-BURNING APPARATUS.

' Specification of Letters Patent. Patented Dec, 19, 1911.

Application filed April 29,1911. Serial No. 624,102.

T 0 all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, PETER J. RINGLER, a citizen of Wichita, in thecounty of Sedgwick and State of Kansas, have invented certain new anduseful Improvements in and which will effect complete combustion whenused to burn the ordinary commercial 1 oils,

The novel features of my invention are hereinafter fully described andclaimed.

In the accompanying drawings which illustrate one form of my invention,Figure 1 is a view partly in side elevation and partly in verticalsection of my improved oil burning apparatus. Fig. 2 is a cross sectionon the line a b of Fig. 1. Fig. 3 is an enlarged longitudinal sectionalview on the line 0cl of Fig. 2. 4: is a perspective view, partly brokenaway, of one of the vaporizing tubes.

Similar reference characters designate similar parts.

1 designates sa horizontal casing of any suitable form and havingavaporizing chamber 2, anoil inlet 3 and a gas outlet 4. Said inlet andoutlet are preferably located at opposite ends of the casing 1. Aconductor 5 provided with a suitable shut off cock 6-is connected at oneend with a suitable source of oil supply, not shown, the other end ofthe conductor communicating with the inlet 3. A conductor 7 has one endclosed by a cap 8, the other end communicating with the gas outlet 4.The conductor 7 is provided intermediate of its ends with abranch 9which discharges into a suitable burner comprising preferably ahorizontal tube 10, the ends of which are respectively closed by caps11, and which is connected, preferably midway between the caps 11, tothe branch 9. Preferably the burner tube 10 is disposed parallel withandvdirectly beneath the casing 1 and, is provided in its upper sidewith one or more discharge openings 12 by which the flamesare'discharged against the underside of the casing 1, for the purpose ofvaporizing oil entering the chamber 2 from the conductor 5.

For more'rapidly and thoroughly vaporpreferably mount in said chamber aplurality of parallel tubes 13, preferably circular in cross sectiomandhaving open ends. Said tubes 13 are preferably disposed longitudinallyin the chamber 2 between the inlet 3 and the outlet 4, so that oil mayenterv one set of ends and gas be discharged from the other set of endsof said tubes.

In order that the oil and gas contained in the tubes 13 may bedischarged laterally against the side walls of the casing and againstthe'side walls of the adjacent tubes.

13, each tube 13 is preferably provided with one or more lateralperforationsel l. For initiallyheating the'burner and the casing 1, lprovide a drip pan 15 which is suspended below the tube 10 by means ofstraps 16.

In operating my invention, the cock 6 is opened so as to permit oil toflow through the conductor 5, casing'l, tubes 13, conductor 7, branch 9,tube 10 and openings 12 and into the drip pan 15. The oil collected inthe drip pan is then ignited, and in burning heats the burner tube 9 andcasing 1 so as to effect the preliminary generation of gas in thechamber 2 in the "usual manner. The gas formed in the tubes 13 andchamber 2 passes into the burner tube 10 by way of conductor 7 andbranch 9, and after issuing from the openings 12, is ignited, and inburning provides suflicient heat to vaporize oil in the chamber 2 andtubes 13, thereby rendering the operation continuous. .Air and'gas inthe portion of the conductor 7 between the cap 8 and branch 9becomescomizing' the oil which enters the chamber 2, I

pressed, by the pressure of the gas generated in chamber 2 and passinginto the conductor 7, thereby effecting an even discharge of gas fromthe discharge openings 12 so as to produce flames which burn steadilyand without undue and annoying noise or puifing sounds due tofluctuations of pressure in the gas supplied to the burner.

I do npt limit my invention to the structure shown and described, asmany modifications, within the scope of the appended claims, may bemade, without departing from the spirit of my invention.

By employing the vaporizing tubes 13 in: stead of the usual solid rodsor wires, the vaporizing surface is largely increased and the oil andgasin chamber 2 is more highly and more quickly heated than wouldotherwise be the case.

Having thus described my invention, What I claim and desire to secure byLetters Patent, is

1. An oil burning apparatus having a burner, a casing having avaporizing chamber disposed so as to be heated by the burner flame, andhaving an oil inlet and a gas outlet, a conductor having a closed endand having its other end communicating with said outlet and having abranch discharging into the burner and disposed between the ends of theconductor, whereby a compression chamber is provided between the branchand said closed end, and a plurality of tubes having open ends anddisposed longitudinally in said chamber between said inlet and outlet,said tubes each having a lateral perforation.

2. An oil burning apparatus having a burner tube closed at its ends andprovided with a lateral discharge opening, a casing having a vaporizingchamber disposed so as to be heated by flames from said dischargeopening and having an oil inlet and a gas outlet, a conductor having aclosed end, the other end communicating with said outlet, the conductorhaving a branch discharging into the burner tube between the ends ofsaid tube and located between the ends of the conductor, whereby acompression chamber is provided between the' branch and the closed end,and a plurality of tubes having open ends and disposed longitudinally inthe chamber between the inlet and outlet, each of the tubes in thechamber having a lateral perforation.

In testimony whereof I have signed my name to this specification inpresence of two subscribing witnesses.

PETER J. RINGLER.

Copies of this patent may be obtained for five cents each, by addressingthe Commissioner of Patents,

Washington, D. G.

